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SPINDLE WHORL
Unique ID: SF-D52623
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A cast lead spindle whorl of uncertain date. It is biconical in form with flattened top and bottom surfaces and central vertical circular aperture. There is no trace of any decoration, although the surfaces of the object are slightly faceted. It measures 14.60mm in height/thickness, 21.82mm in diameter, and 34.74g in weight. This is a cast lead spindle whorl of probable Medieval or later date, although an earlier date range cannot be ruled out entirely.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 14.6 mm
Weight: 34.74 g
Diameter: 21.82 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st December 2013
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: WKS 003
Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Mid Suffolk (District)
To be known as: Wickham Skeith
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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